40 Ford Spark retard

dewert

dewert

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I read somewhere that if the spark retard is set wrong that it could heat up the engine. Is there any truth to this? I have the helmet distributor. Any advice will be appreciated.
 
dewert said:
I read somewhere that if the spark retard is set wrong that it could heat up the engine. Is there any truth to this? I have the helmet distributor. Any advice will be appreciated.
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Are you sure you have ALL 11-A parts in your dist. EI shaft,adv.weights,adv.plate.Timing should be set on middle mark or maybe1 line up.Vacume plunger almost all the way out?? Diff yr parts will fit in there but will not work as intended. ken ct.:)
 
To answer your question---YES, improperly timed spark can produce undesirable performance problems, including excess heat entering the cooling system. For a more thorough explanation of how and why that happens, I suggest you read my book.
 
ken ct said:
Are you sure you have ALL 11-A parts in your dist. EI shaft,adv.weights,adv.plate.Timing should be set on middle mark or maybe1 line up.Vacume plunger almost all the way out?? Diff yr parts will fit in there but will not work as intended. ken ct.:)
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Thanks for the info. I bought the dist. from Mac's. Hopefully everything in it is correct. Since I put it on the car has run hotter than when I had the old one on. I do think the vac plunger is not set correct. I will check the timing mark. I appreciate the info. I am not a mecanic. I am just trail and erroring my way through.
 
JWL said:
To answer your question---YES, improperly timed spark can produce undesirable performance problems, including excess heat entering the cooling system. For a more thorough explanation of how and why that happens, I suggest you read my book.
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What is the name of it and where can I get it. I am new at this so I need all the help I can get.
 
I personalty think Johns book is the best one ever written on the Flathead. If everybody had one there wouldn't be a need for these forums.
 
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